I should start this by saying that I was one of those girls. I was the girl who believed with my whole heart that I could change my man.

Go ahead and laugh. I know. Because I now laugh at the younger generation for the same thing.

But I believed that I could, in this particular area, change Hubby.

Hubby’s Dream
Hubby always has told me he was going to buy an RV when he retires.

SM: OK Hubby. That sounds great.

I hate to drive long distances, hate the idea of spending buckets of money on a gas guzzling vehicle which will sit in our driveway depreciating as we don’t use it. But this was a battle I wouldn’t have to fight for many years.

I could change Hubby’s mind.

And then it intensified. By it, I mean his desire for an RV. He wanted one now.

He had a 5 year plan. What was the plan? To buy one in five years. No plan, just a desire that he called his plan.

But I knew better. I could change him. I did the math and knew there was no way we could buy an RV in 5 years. Heck, we can barely afford our mortgage let alone groceries each month!

Then the conversation went from an occasional mention to an every freaking time we saw a damn RV type of fixation. Do you know how many Northern Californians have RVs?

A LOT.

Then…… we took a camping trip this weekend with our dear friends who happened to be sporting the almighty folding tent trailer.

I had been talking these up off an on for months now. Aside from them being about $40K cheaper than an RV, they use no gas, insurance would be cheaper, and storage would be less of a concern.

Tent Trailer Demensions

Hubby stepped one foot into the trailer and fell in love. He was sold.

We, folks, are buying a tent trailer. Hopefully next spring, but it’s a go.

I feel like I’ve just won the lottery. Hubby no longer wants to spend an asinine amount of money on an RV which would be under used and over priced, and now is excited, I mean EX-CITED about the folding tent trailer.

Tent Trailer

Wait a minute. I don’t know if I should look at this as if I’ve just lost upwards of $10K or if I’ve gained $40K.

I think I’ll look at it as gaining $40K.

See women, some men can be changed!